Critical Issues in Transportation

NUTC FELLOWS SPECIAL EVENT

Critical Issues in Transportation Chambers Hall | Evanston, IL Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Transportation Center Fellows The Northwestern University Transportation Center Fellows program recognizes impactful contributions to the transportation profession in research, policy, practice or education, and special connections to the Transportation Center and Northwestern University.

Organizing Committee – Inaugural TC Fellows John T. Gray II | Former Senior Vice President – Policy and Economics| Association of American Railroads Patricia L. Mokhtarian | Clifford and William Greene, Jr. Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Georgia Institute of Technology Neil Pedersen | Former Executive Director | Transportation Research Board of the National Academies Robert Peskin | Senior Consulting Manager | AECOM Steven Polzin | Research Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering | Arizona State University Justin Zubrod | Managing Partner | Justin Zubrod & Co. University Northwestern University Transportation Center Breton Johnson | Sr. Associate Director | NUTC Hani Mahmassani | William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, NUTC Joseph Schofer | Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Northwestern

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

9:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks Hani Mahmassani | William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation; Director, Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) Joseph Schofer | Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Northwestern

9:45 AM

TC Fellows Presentations on Critical Issues Robert Peskin | Senior Consulting Manager, AECOM Patricia L. Mokhtarian | Clifford and William Greene, Jr. Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Steven Polzin | Research Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University

11:00 AM

Panel Discussion with TC Fellows Panel Discussion with TC Fellows Moderated by Joseph Schofer

11:45 AM

Hani Mahmassani, NUTC Director: Induction of 2025 Class of NUTC Fellows

12:15 PM

Adjourn

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